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Responses
It allowed slavery in all new territories.
It allowed slavery in all new territories.
It imposed fines for hiding runaway slaves.
It imposed fines for hiding runaway slaves.
It maintained the balance between slave and free states.
It maintained the balance between slave and free states.
It forbade slaves to leave their masters.
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The correct response is:
It imposed fines for hiding runaway slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act favored the South by imposing penalties on individuals who assisted runaway slaves, thereby strengthening the legal framework that supported slavery and made it more difficult for enslaved people to gain their freedom in the North.
